County Jail Inmate Dies

Sunday, October 7, 2012

An inmate at the Hamilton County Jail has died.

On Saturday night at approximately 11:15 p.m., a 48-year-old white male was found unresponsive in his cell at the jail. Jail personnel initiated cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services was called to transport the man to Erlanger Hospital.

A report was received from Erlanger at 3:45 p.m. Sunday that the man had been pronounced dead. Information regarding the cause of death will not be available until a report is received from the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The investigation is ongoing and being handled by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. .

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